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Vitiligo Case

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Vitiligo is a common acquired skin disorder characterized by loss of pigmentation that results in hypomelanotic macules. Typically, the disease has an unpredictable course in which, due to unknown triggers, there is burst of activity with progress of the hypomelanotic lesions.1 Active state of vitiligo is defined as the extension of existing lesion and/or appearance of new lesion within the last year.2 Since reversal to original skin color is unusual, a rapid arrest of the spread of the lesion is the clinical goal in active vitiligo.1 In this scenario, tools that assess disease stability become important to determine the length of treatment. There is a need for development of a marker that monitors the disease prospectively, and sheds light

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